PRIMARY ELECTION SCHEDULED

The 2014 Primary Election is only 11 days away.  If you qualify to vote by absentee ballot you can request an application online.

Horry County provided the information below:


UPCOMING 2014 PRIMARY ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10

Conway, South Carolina –Horry County Registration and Elections would like to remind registered voters that the election date for the 2014 Primary Election is Tuesday, June 10, 2014.

 Polls will open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and registered voters waiting in line at 7 p.m. will still be allowed to vote. Registered voters will be required to show any one of five forms of identification in order to vote. Voters must show a voter’s registration card with a picture, driver’s license, a picture ID issued from the Department of Motor Vehicles, any military ID or passport. All forms of identification must be current.

The last day to vote absentee in the Horry County Registration and Elections Office is Monday, June 9, 2014. The Horry County Registration and Elections Office is located at 1515 4th Avenue in Conway. (Absentee voting requirements are below.) Keep in mind that there is no EARLY voting in South Carolina.

The Burgess Community on the south end has received an additional precinct, Burgess #4. All voters who are now assigned to this precinct should have received new voter registration cards noting the new precinct location at Burgess Elementary School.

Voters are encouraged to review their voter registration information to confirm any changes prior to the upcoming Primary Election by going to www.scvotes.org under the “Voters” tab on the left.  Also, voters unsure of their voting location should contact their county voter registration office at 915-5440 or log onto the State Election Commission website atwww.scvotes.org.

Voters can now go on www.scvotes.org and pull up their own personal sample ballots. Voters have been asking for a service like this for a long time in South Carolina.

The direct link can be located at https://info.scvotes.sc.gov/eng/voterinquiry/VoterInformationRequest.aspx?PageMode=VoterInfo.

 Curbside voting is also available for any voter, because of a physical handicap or age 65 or older who cannot enter the polling place may vote outside of the polling place in their car.

For more information about the upcoming Primary Election, please contact the Horry County Registration & Elections Office at (843) 915-5440.

Al Jordan
President
Greater Burgess Community Association
843.215.1473
http://greaterburgesscommunity.org

PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP

HORRY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP

AGENDA

May 29, 2014 – 3:00PM

I.               Call to Order – 3:00 PM

II.             Capital Improvements Plan

III.           Design Modifications

A.   TMS #128-00-07-057 to allow for the creation of a 50’ Private Access Easement that originates from an existing unimproved 50’ Private Access Easement

B.    TMS #194-00-01-255 to allow for a roadway in a major subdivision to be built with a decreased ROW and two lanes of traffic

C.   TMS #054-00-01-376 to allow further subdivision of a minor development without requiring roadway improvements to the common roadway

IV.           Street Names

A.   Town Center Townhomes – Myrtle Beach Postal District (29579) – Huey Court

B.    Bendick Subdivision – Little River Postal District (29566) – Allgreen Court & Bendick Drive

V.             Reconsideration

A.   #2014-04-005 – Melissa & Thomas Doucette, agents for Brandon Bushaw – 1.24 acres identified by PIN 44912020005 (formerly TMS #184-00-02-135) from SF10 to MSF 10 and located at 5671 Leonard Road off Hwy 707 in Myrtle Beach (Council Member Grabowski)

VI.           Rezoning Requests

1.         PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED - #2014-04-008 – Donald Smith, agent for Smith Land Company – 25.41 acres identified by PIN 46200000003 & 46200001022 (formerly TMS #194-00-03-001 & 123 respectively) from CFA to MRD3 and located off Hwy 17 adjacent to Meadow Woods subdivision (Council Member P. Price)

2.         #2014-05-001 – Brandon Ard, agent for Samuel Faircloth– 4.77 acres identified by PIN 25416030002 (formerly TMS #086-00-03-065) from CFA to AM2 and located at 4021 Hwy 554 in Loris at the intersection of Hwy 554 & Hwy 366 (Council Member J. Prince)

3.         #2014-05-002 – Lorry B. Sarvis – 1.0 acres identified by PIN 18409020019 & 18409020018 (formerly TMS #060-00-01-262 & 060-00-01-263 respectively) from FA to MRD2 and located at 1870 East Hwy 9 Business in Loris (Council Member J. Prince)           

4.         #2014-05-003 – Rhonda & Mike Dorman, agents for Thomas & Annice West – 1.98 acres identified by PIN 44106040041 & 44106040042 (formerly TMS #179-12-03-010 & 179-12-03-011 respectively) from MSF6 to RE4 and located at 3671 & 3685 Socastee Blvd in Myrtle Beach (Council Member Grabowski)

5.         #2014-05-004 – Amie Drucker, agent for Dennis Sprouse – 26.51 acres identified by PIN 26606020011, 26606020010, 26606020012, 26606020013 & 26606020025 formerly TMS #102-00-03-076, 078, 079, 088 & 087) amending the PDD and located on East Hwy 9 near the intersection with Hwy 905 in Longs (Council Member P. Prince)          

6.         #2014-05-005 Tyrone McZeke, agent for Donnie Grate – 4.58 acres identified by PIN15216030002 (formerly TMS #039-20-01-074) from FA to RE3 and located at the intersection of E Hwy 9 Bypass & Bennett Loop (Council Member P. Prince)                                               

7.         #2014-05-006 – The Earthworks Group, agent for James Steven Jackson – 21.41 acres identified by PIN 43900000012 & 43905030009 (formerly TMS #178-00-05-040 & 041 respectively) from SF40 to SF6 and located on Peachtree Road and Intracoastal Waterway (Council Member Grabowski)

8.         REQUESTING DEFERRAL #2014-05-007 – Amber Wall, agent for Phillip L. Sheets LTD – 20.5 acres identified by PIN 32700000053 (formerly TMS #108-00-10-003) from FA to MSF10 and located on Rose Moss Road off Hwy 501 in Aynor (Council Member Allen)

9.         #2014-05-008 – Michael Prince, agent for Mark & Robert Reid Bethea – 2.72 acres identified by PIN 24914020002 (formerly TMS #083-00-02-095) from FA to PA1 and located on Bulldozer Lane off Adrian Hwy and Hwy 701 N in Conway (Council Member Allen)

10.       #2014-05-009 – Venture Engineering Inc., agent for Ash3 LLC – 12.0 acres identified by PIN 46200000924 (formerly TMS #191-00-02-045) from SF10 to SF8.5 and located along Spanish Oak Drive off Glenns Bay Road in Garden City (Council Member P. Price)               

11.       #2014-05-010 – Gregory O. Fincannon – 1.02 acres identified by PIN 30605030014 (formerly TMS #118-00-02-045) from SF40 to MSF40 and located at 2841 Lewisfield Road in Little River (Council Member Worley)

12.       #2014-05-011 – Felix Pitts, agent for Johnson & Wellons LLC – 4.83 acres identified by PIN 44000000022 & 44010020008 (formerly TMS #179-00-05-030 & 029 respectively) from GR & HC to RE4 and located on Hwy 544 at the intersection of Hwy 707) Council Member Grabowski)

VII.         Adjourn

2014 Primary Election Information

• Polls open Tuesday, June 10, 2014, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• There are 16 different Republican style ballots depending on where you live you in the County. There is only one Democrat style ballot due to only statewide offices being on the ballot (State Superintendent of Education & two U.S. Senate seats).
• The Democrat ballot will feature three advisory questions:
  • Do you believe each state – not Congress- should decide for itself whether to allow online gaming and determine how to regulate online gaming in their state? Yes or No.
  • The South Carolina Department of Transportation estimates more than $20 billion is required to fix South Carolina’s crumbling roads and bridges. Should gaming laws be modernized to fund the repairs instead of a tax increase? Yes or No.
  • Should medical marijuana be legalized for use in cases of severe, chronic illnesses when documented by a physician? Yes or No.
• The Republican ballots will feature two advisory questions:
  • Should Article I, Section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution be amended to include the following language? The privileges and immunities of citizens in South Carolina and the United States shall not be abridged, so that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. These rights shall extend to both born and pre-born persons beginning at conception. Yes or No.
  • Should South Carolina Law be amended to replace the state income tax imposed on individuals, estates, trusts, and others by reducing the rate of taxation by 1.4 percent each year until the state income tax rate for all brackets is zero percent? Yes or No.
• 173,552 current active voters in Horry County
• Registered voters will be required to show any one of five forms of identification in order to vote. Voters must show a voter’s registration card with a picture, driver’s license, a picture ID issued from the Department of Motor Vehicles, any military ID or passport. All forms of identification must be current.
• 120 precincts in Horry County
• Monday, June 9, 2014, at 5 p.m. is the last day to vote absentee “in-person” at the Horry County Registration & Elections Office, 1515 4^thAvenue in Conway.
• Horry County election results can be viewed online at www.horrycounty.org after 7 p.m. on June 10, 2014. The results will be updated every five minutes. In order to receive the latest information, users will need to hit their “Refresh” or “Reload” button. You will notice that the precinct totals online will be 125….due to these 5 additional categories:
  • Fail Safe – if voters address is different from precinct voter registration list
  • Fail Safe Provisional  - registration problems
  • Absentee – voting before hand
  • Provisional – to record a vote when there is some question in regards to a given voter’s eligibility
  • Emergency – paper ballot, i.e. machines are down
• Statewide election results can be viewed online at www.scvotes.org
• The Horry County Government & Justice Center will open the second floor multi-purpose rooms for public viewing of the results as they come in throughout the evening. Keep in mind the polls close at 7 p.m.
• Horry County election results will be certified on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the Horry County Registration & Elections Office, 1515 4^th Avenue, Conway.

 

 

Lisa H. Bourcier | Public Information DirectorHorry County Government
Public Information Office
P.O. Box 1236, Conway, South Carolina 29528
Tel 843.915.5390 | Fax 843.915.6390

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED AT SEVERAL PUBLIC BOAT LANDINGS

Conway, South Carolina =96 Horry County has received state grant funds from Representative Kevin Hardee (House Seat 105) and Heather Ammons-Crawford (House Seat 68) to install surveillance cameras at six local public boat landings. The boat landings include Chris Anderson Landing, Red Bluff Landing, Hwy. 22/17 Interchange Landing, Reeves Ferry Landing, Enterprise Landing and Peachtree Landing.

Adding the cameras at the boat landings will help deter criminal activity and protect the property and lives of our citizens and visitors,=94 stated Representative Kevin Hardee. =93We hope more funding will become available and allocated to additional boat landings in our county,=94 said Representative Ammons-Crawford.

The surveillance cameras will be monitored solely by the Horry County Police Department to assist with investigations of potential criminal activity like auto theft and illegal dumping. As funding becomes available, Horry County will add additional surveillance cameras to other public facilities like the Horry County Animal Care Center, recreation centers, etc.

Lisa H. Bourcier | Public Information Director
Horry County Government
Public Information Office
P.O. Box 1236, Conway, South Carolina 29528
Tel 843.915.5390 | Fax 843.915.6390 | bourcier@horrycounty.org

Book Signing:

TOM: A Life Saved ~ Lives Lost!

As we plan to celebrate the beginning of the end of WWII

with the Normandy Landings in June, 2014,

author

Goffinet McLaren

will be at the

Warehouse Book Store

In North Myrtle Beach

on

Saturday, 10 May, 2014

1.00-3.00pm

“TOM” is the real life story of Goffinet’s father’s successful evasion from Nazi capture after bailing out of his Lancaster bomber over Belgium in 1943. This is not a history of the war, but as we prepare to celebrate the 70^th anniversary of the Normandy landings that preceded the end of WWII, many of today`s generations are unaware of the horrors of that period when Hitler had set out to dominate the World. To set the stage for the reader, the author briefly recaps some of the events that led up to the start of the war in 1939, beginning with the rise of Hitler`s power in Germany in the early 1930s. Author McLaren then cleverly weaves her father`s story around key events of WWII, and includes the origin of her unusual name.